The Correlation Between Playing Violent Video Games and Physical Aggression in Adolescents Anna Phelps Chatham University The Correlation Between Playing Violent Video Games and Physical Aggression in Adolescents A critical analysis of violence and aggression in the United States is an issue commonly debated by psychologists‚ government agency officials‚ and many university researchers. This topic has also been separated into many specific categories in the general media such as violence
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The hypothesis I am evaluating is whether playing violent video or computer games makes children more aggressive and violent. The independent variable in the hypothesis is playing violent video games. The dependent variable is aggressive and/or violent behavior. To test this hypothesis‚ I will design an experiment. First‚ I will randomly select 36 sixth grade students‚ 18 males and 18 females‚ from Delhi Public School. I will obtain a list of all sixth grade students (approximately 100 students)
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“Video games are causing an increased amount of violence among‚ children & adolescents‚”‚ “video games are making our children violent‚”‚ “video games need to be stopped or regulated because they make our kids violent”. These are phrases commonly coined by concerned parents‚ the media‚ and even our very own president Donald Trump‚ but do you‚ the individual‚ believe these statements to be actually correct? I personally believe that such statements are false and flawed‚ although if you believe them
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countless murders‚ wars‚ and destruction. This violence has never subsided and that proves it is an innate part of the human species. Sigmund Freud’s Civilzation and its Discontents explains how civilization is necessary to suppress human’s innate aggression. By comparing civilization with the human psyche‚ analyzing instinct‚ and defining civilization‚ Freud shows the aggressive nature of man and gives us a look at the truth of humanity. Humans have always shown violence towards each other. Therefore
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Ferguson made the claim that outside conditions and factors such as personality traits‚ family environment‚ and depressive symptoms far better indicated increased aggression or youth violence than violent video game play. Both articles conducted their own studies in attempts to measure the correlation between video game violence and aggression level. However‚ Ferguson’s article had a more complete argument‚ accounting for more outside third variables‚ expanding upon data from previous conducted studies
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Video Games: A History of Violence? HAHA! I KILLED YOU! I’M NOW LEVEL 30! How and why does mass media influence aggressive behavior? More specifically‚ does playing video games cause aggressive behavior? Because children and teenagers spend an increased amount of time each day viewing/playing video games‚ they are shaping their values‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors. For people who do act out aggressively‚ the results can be deadly. Monthly‚ the news is filled with blood-chilling accounts of crimes committed
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of lung cancer‚ every violent show one watches increases the likelihood of behaving more aggressively in a situation (Strasburger & Wilson‚ 2009). I. Topic sentence for main point #1: The different representations of violence that advocates aggression. A. Subtopic from main point #1: Violence is frequently glamorized (Strasburger & Wilson‚ 2009). 1. Detail or example from your note cards (with source) This is also known as unpunished or heroic violence. (Carter &
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ingrained in human nature in many ways. An understanding of violence now plays a key role in many of our social interactions. Some people have even evolved to be more aggressive because as as a society we reward aggression. One known genetic activity that predisposes people to physical aggression is a low activity form of monoamine oxidase. Monoamine oxidase is an enzyme that deconstructs key neurotransmitters. According to Brown university this is much more common in countries with a history of war
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jealousy is a particularly powerful determinant of aggression in ________. a. cultures of honor 4. Children are likely to behave less aggressively when they a. have models of nonaggressive behavior. 5. The only firm conclusion about pornography that researchers have been able to reach at this time is that ______ present(s) a clear and unambiguous problem for our society. a. violent pornography 6. Higher levels of aggression are associated with alcohol because ________. a
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Biochemical theory is that crime is a function of diet‚ vitamin intake‚ hormornal imbalance‚ or food allergies. Some of the major contributions of biological trait theories are the following: brain chemistry and hormonal differences are related to aggression and violence‚ there is no relationship between sugar intake and crime‚ the male hormone testosterone is linked to criminality‚ neurological impairments have been linked to crime‚ violence-producing traits are passed from one generation to
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